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Benjamin D. Sommer

Author of The Bodies of God and the World of Ancient Israel

7+ Works 181 Members

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Benjamin D. Sommer is Professor of Bible at the Jewish Theological Seminary. Previously, he was the Director of the Crown Family Center for Jewish Studies at Northwestern University. He has served as a visiting faculty member at the Hebrew University in Jerusalem, the Shalom Hartman Institute in show more Jerusalem, and the Brite Divinity School of Texas Christian University in Fort Worth. show less

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Works by Benjamin D. Sommer

The Bodies of God and the World of Ancient Israel (2009) 58 copies

Revelation and Authority: Sinai in Jewish Scripture and Tradition (2015) 47 copies

Jewish Concepts of Scripture: A Comparative Introduction (2012) 32 copies

Biblical Theology: Introducing the Conversation (Library of Biblical Theology) (2009) 25 copies

A prophet reads scripture : allusion in Isaiah 40-66 (1998) 17 copies

Inner-Biblical [Jewish] Interpretation 1 copy

Mitteldeutsche Flügelretabel vom Reglermeister, von Linhart Koenbergk und ihren Zeitgenossen. Entstehung, Vorbilder, Botschaften. (2018) 1 copy

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New Visions of Isaiah (Journal for the Study of the Old Testament. Supplement Series, 214) (1996) — Contributor — 22 copies

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National Jewish Book Award

Revelation and Authority: Sinai in Jewish Scripture and Tradition (Finalist – Scholarship – 2015)

AAR Award for Excellence in the Study of Religion

The Bodies of God and the World of Ancient Israel (Textual Studies – 2010)

Jordan Schnitzer Book Award

The Bodies of God and the World of Ancient Israel (Winner – Biblical Studies, Rabbinics, and Archaeology – 2009)

Revelation and Authority: Sinai in Jewish Scripture and Tradition (Finalist – Philosophy and Jewish Thought – 2015)

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Works: 7
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Members: 181
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ISBNs: 22
Languages: 1

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